Willa Cather Quotes
When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord.
Quotes to Explore
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.
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A victim is a victim is a victim. We should stop setting up standards that say we will have one standard of law enforcement for one group of victims but not for another.
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We need a reasonable price where producers will not start nagging. At a reasonable price, we can invest to produce more oil.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.
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I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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When I write, I get glimpses into future novels.
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Think both big and small. Loving to bake doesn't only mean becoming a baker. It could mean starting a blog, becoming a food photographer, or going into organic chemistry.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.
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Where I'm from, you learned about God before you learned to read and write. Our faith is what grounds us.
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Once you start lying, you get kind of comfortable. You start believing it. Especially if you truly believe you didn't really cheat because you were doing what everybody else was doing.
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In retrospect I can see that my desire to create abstractions has become more and more radical. Art should not be delivering a report on reality, but should be looking at what's behind something.
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When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord.
